Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-10-19
MRS. BLYMYER'S DREAM.
IL Suggests an Application That
Cures Her Twenty Years Illness.

All that section of Harrisburg north
of Cumberland street is agog over the
remarkable recovery of a woman from
serious illness through the medium of
a dream. Mrs. Anna Blymyer, who
lives with her husband and eight chill
dren at 323 Hay avenue; has been SUBJ
jecU to commissions of an epilepttc form
for nearly twenty years. At times
they have been so severe as to almost
deprive her Of reason. Sunday, the
4th or September. she was taken with
an unusually violent attack, and DR..
Isaac Lefever, of Cumberland street,
was called to see her. He prescribed
the proper remedies and left her.
These commissions continued at inter
walls, with greater or less severity, until
last Wednesday. On the afternoon of
that day the poor woman suffered the
most stexcruciating pain, leaping from the
bed and tearing her hair IN agony. She
foamed at the mouth, and the pam
about her head, back aud abdomen
was SO great that the patient WINGED
under the slightest touch, SO sensible
were the parts affected. After the most
terrible suffering for almost three
hours, during which her screams could
be heard all over the neighborhoOd,
Mrs. Blymyer fell asleep and rested
well during the night. DR.. Letever
called in the evening and, finding his
patient sleeping quietly, decided not TO
disturb her.
Now comes the most remarkable
part of the story. About six O'Clock
Thursday morning Mrs. Blymyer
awakened and told her husband that
she had been away from home and was
now going to get well. She said she
had been guided along rough and
wearisome road to place where there
were many sick and afflicted. These
her guide showed her and then con-
Quoted her to beautiful place, where
there was JOY and rejoicing. In this place
there was a fountain, and she was told
that if she drank OF the water sle
would be cured. She then attempted
to drink, but was almost choked-
Again she tried and could swallow
more readily, and after another trial
she drank copIcusly and Immediately
felt better. Then she was told to make
two poultices and place one on her head
and the other on her back, The pOul-
tice for the back was to consist of clay,
vinegar, salt and turpentine, and that
for the head of the same ingredients,
with turpentine omitted.
When she had thus been directed to
prepare the poultices, Mrs. Blymyer
awoke out of her dream and asked her
husband to prepare the poultlceS for
her. He had been requested to make
similar remedies several years ago un-
der much the same circumstances, but
suspected that his wife was not in her
right mind at the time and did not
comply with her request. On this occa-
sion, however, he did as requested and
applied the poultIces as Mrs Blymyer
had been advised in her dream TO Go.
Ten minutes after the application Of
| the poult ces the sick woman arose
from her bed and said she was entirely
| well and that the bandages might he
removed. She then ate hearty break
fast with her family, and at O'Clock,
when DR.. Lefever made his daily visit,
his patient was sitting in her rooo tel
ling a number of neighhoTs whom she
had summoned how she was restored
to health. DR.. Lefever was naturally
very much surprised at hearing her eX-
claim as he entered the room! 81 am
curedl / am curedp' She appeared to
be in the most scstatic frame of mind,
and the physician could hardly believe
that she was not suffering from hys-
terra. He has seen her subsequently,
however. and told reporter that it
seemed to be permanent cure. The
following day after the wonderful cure
she went about her household duties as
usual and recently attended class
meeting at the Methodist Church. Not
the least remarkable feature of this
mysterious restoration to health is the
fact that the sight of the left eye, which
was lost several years ago, has been
recovered and she now sees with it as
well as In childhood. Mrs. Blymyer IS
about 40 years of age and her wonder
full recovery is the talk of Western
Harrisburg.